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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Healthy Properties of a New Formulation of Pomegranate-Peel Extract in Mice Suffering from Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis.

Giulia Vallarino, Annalisa Salis, Elena Lucarini, Federica Turrini, Guendalina Olivero, Alessandra Roggeri, Gianluca Damonte, Raffaella Boggia, Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli, Carla Ghelardini and 1 more

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giulia VallarinoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano, 4 I, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
Annalisa SalisDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biochemistry, University of Genova, Viale Benedetto XV 1, 16132 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3082-2908
Elena LucariniDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3459-2660
Federica TurriniDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano, 4 I, 16148 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4973-0026
Guendalina OliveroDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano, 4 I, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
Alessandra RoggeriDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano, 4 I, 16148 Genoa, Italy.
Gianluca DamonteDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biochemistry, University of Genova, Viale Benedetto XV 1, 16132 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8769-2051
Raffaella BoggiaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano, 4 I, 16148 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7043-4555
Lorenzo Di Cesare MannelliDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8374-4432
Carla GhelardiniDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139 Florence, Italy.
Anna PittalugaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Genoa, Viale Cembrano, 4 I, 16148 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4011-1165
University of Genoa · ITUniversity of Florence · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A new formulation of a pomegranate-peel extract (PEm) obtained by PUAE (Pulsed Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction) and titrated in both ellagic acid (EA) and punicalagin is proposed, characterized and then analyzed for potential health properties in mice suffering from the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). PEm effects were compared to those elicited by a formulation containing EA (EAm). Control and EAE mice were chronically administered EAm and Pem dissolved in the drinking water, starting from the day 10 post-immunization (d.p.i.), with a "therapeutic" protocol to deliver daily 50 mg/kg of EA. Treated EAE mice did not limit their daily access to the beverage, nor did they show changes in body weight, but they displayed a significant amelioration of "in vivo" clinical symptoms. "Ex vivo" histochemical analysis showed that spinal-cord demyelination and inflammation in PEm and EAm-treated EAE mice at 23 ± 1 d.p.i. were comparable to those in the untreated EAE animals, while microglia activation (measured as Ionized Calcium Binding Adaptor 1, Iba1 staining) and astrocytosis (quantified as glial fibrillar acid protein, GFAP immunopositivity) significantly recovered, particularly in the gray matter. EAm and PEm displayed comparable efficiencies in controlling the spinal pathological cellular hallmarks in EAE mice, and this would support their delivery as dietary supplementation in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS).

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PomegranateAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEllagic AcidEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFemaleHydrolyzable TanninsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPlant ExtractsEllagic AcidHydrolyzable TanninsPlant Extractspunicalaginastrocytosisdemyelinationellagic acidinflammationmultiple sclerosispomegranate peels

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PMID35164175
PMCPMC8838218
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